Medicine-cabinet.



A. ST, c. GARMAN. MEDIClNE CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED SEPL l9. l9l6. I

1,254,132. Patentad Jan.22 ,191 8.

nwmtoz ADRIAN ST. CLAIR GRMAN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

MEDICINE-CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 22, 1918.

Application filed September 19, 1916. Serial No. 121,009.

To all whom it may camera:

Be it known that I, ADRIAN ST. CLAIR Gamma, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Medicine-Cabinets, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention comprehends the provlslon of a medicine cabinet,including a poison bottle receptacle swingingly mounted upon the door ofthe cabinet, so that said door constitutes a closure for both thecabinet and said receptacle, the latter being normally under lock andkey rendering it impossible to obtain poisonous substances from thecabinet. by accident, misadvertence or mistake. The invention furtherprovides means for relieving the hinges of the poisonous receptacle ofundue strain, by assisting the hinges to support the weight of therecepta ole, when the latter is in a position whereby it is closed bythe door, or swung outwardly from the latter.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understoodwhen the following description is read in connection with theaccompanying drawing, the invention residing in the construction,combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawing forming part of this specification like numerals ofreference indicate similar parts in the several views and wherein:-

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the cabinet with the door opened andshowing the poison receptacle locked in its normal position. 7

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the poison receptacle in its opened-position. I

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the cabinet with the door closed.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 55 of Fig. 4.

Referrin more particularly to the drawing in detail the cabinet isindicated generally at 10 and while shown of the usual'design, it mayvary in this respect. The cabinet is providd with a door 11 and may belocked in its closed position .inany suitable manner, preferably bymeans of a. key actuated mechanism the door being hingedly mounted forlateral swinging movement. Arran d within the cabinet is aplurality ofshe ves 12, while the cabinet is also pro vided with numerous smallsliding drawers 13 which are adapted to contain articles of a smallersize than those placed upon the shelves 12. The number and dispositionof the shelves and drawers-may vary, but it will be noted that theshelves are cut away as at 14 for the reception of a poison bottlereceptacle 15 carried by' the door 11, when the latter is closed.

The chief characteristic of the present invention resides in theprovision of a poison bottle receptacle 15, which is hingedly mountedupon the'inner side of the door 11 adjacent the hinged connectionbetween the latter and the cabinet 10. The receptacle 15 has an openfront on that side adjacent the door 11 so that when the door is swungto its closed position it provides a closure for both the cabinet A andthe poison receptacle 15. As shown in Fig. l the poison bottlereceptacle 15 can be arranged in confronting relation to the door 11 andlocked in this position to move with the door as a unit. With thereceptacle 15 locked in the position as shown in Fig. 1 it is impossiblefor a person groping in the dark-to obtain a poisonous medicine bymistaking the poisonous bottle for the proper bottle they wish to securefrom the closet. Secured to the inner side of the door 11 is a verticalstrip 17 between which and the'hinged edge of the door the oison recetacle 15 is arranged in norma position, t e strip 17 being provided withan offset portion 18 including a key actuated mechanism in looking thecabinet in its normal position shown in Fig. 1. Secured to the innerside of the door and arranged at right angles to the strip 17 is a ledge19 upon which the cabinet 15 is supported. when in either its 'opened orclosed position, thereby relieving thehinges of the receptacle 15 ofundue strain incident to the weight of the receptacle and its contents.It will be also noted that the shelves are so-formed that when the door11 is closed the receptacle 15 will fit snugly within the cabinet thuseliminating the necessity of enlarging the cabinet to objectionableproportions 1n order to accommodate the receptacle 15.

It is believed that from the foregoin description the nature andadvantages 0 the invention will be readily apparent without requiring a"more extended explanation and therefore the same has been omitted.However I desire to have it understood that I 10 body mounted on thelower do not limit myself to the exact construction and arrangement ofparts illustrated, and that such changes may be resorted to when desiredas fall within the scope of What is claimed.

What is claimed is:

A medicine cabinet including a body having a plurality of compartmentsand equipped with a hinged door, an auxiliary end of the hinged door andadapted to fit in a corresponding opening in the body when the door isclosed, a locking strip secured to the door and having a laterallyofi'set portion to recelve locking mechanism which cooperates with theauxiliary body to secure the latter, and a ledge mounted on the doorsubjacent the auxiliary bod to support the latter substantially as setorth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signa- 20 ture.

ADRIAN ST. CLAIR GARMAN.

